A tanker, filled with cargo worth 100 million dollars. A pirate takeover. A mysterious murder. And the complex search for the real truth.

From Weekly Filet #242, in August 2017.

The Hijacking of the Brillante Virtuoso

The Hijacking of the Brillante Virtuoso

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